Contador Ban

Spaniard Alberto Contador has come back from a two-year doping ban to lift his second Tour of Spain cycling title.

Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador says his first race after serving a doping ban will be next month's Eneco Tour, where he will line up for Team Saxo Bank again.

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola, who successfully fought a doping case while a player in Italy, has urged Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador to fight his two-year doping ban "until the end of the world".

Alberto Contador vowed on Tuesday to return to the pinnacle of cycling, maintaining his innocence in the face of a two-year doping ban that stripped the Spanish star of his 2010 Tour de France title.

Spain's press Tuesday slammed a two-year doping ban on Spanish cycling hero Alberto Contador as a legal muddle that left Spain looking as if it favoured drug cheats.

Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador on Monday received a two-year ban for doping during the 2010 Tour de France and was stripped of his victory in the race.

Spain's cycling federation cleared three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador on Tuesday of knowingly using a banned substance in a dramatic U-turn in the case that means he can ride in this year's race.

The issue of culpability of three times Tour de France winner Alberto Contador, who is facing a one-year ban after testing positive for a banned substance, is likely to land before Court of Arbitration for Sport, said Pat McQuaid, International Cycling Union (UCI) President.

Alberto Contador submitted his final defence to overturn a proposed one-year ban for a positive doping test during the Tour de France.

Spaniard Alberto Contador has come back from a two-year doping ban to lift his second Tour of Spain cycling title.

Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador says his first race after serving a doping ban will be next month's Eneco Tour, where he will line up for Team Saxo Bank again.

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola, who successfully fought a doping case while a player in Italy, has urged Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador to fight his two-year doping ban "until the end of the world".

Alberto Contador vowed on Tuesday to return to the pinnacle of cycling, maintaining his innocence in the face of a two-year doping ban that stripped the Spanish star of his 2010 Tour de France title.

Spain's press Tuesday slammed a two-year doping ban on Spanish cycling hero Alberto Contador as a legal muddle that left Spain looking as if it favoured drug cheats.

Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador on Monday received a two-year ban for doping during the 2010 Tour de France and was stripped of his victory in the race.

Spain's cycling federation cleared three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador on Tuesday of knowingly using a banned substance in a dramatic U-turn in the case that means he can ride in this year's race.

The issue of culpability of three times Tour de France winner Alberto Contador, who is facing a one-year ban after testing positive for a banned substance, is likely to land before Court of Arbitration for Sport, said Pat McQuaid, International Cycling Union (UCI) President.

Alberto Contador submitted his final defence to overturn a proposed one-year ban for a positive doping test during the Tour de France.